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#injection-technique 2026-03-15
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Highlights from this day
- deadspace — i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror 17:07
- abdo_two_inch — 31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back 18:10
- acetate_ash — drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly 19:08
- acetate_ash — welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it 19:14
- abdo_two_inch — for the archive cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes 20:56
i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
[edited]is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
try the thigh
wk1 L abdo upper wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower wk8 R arm back🎉9🧊10
*Medutest not the other one
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
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a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
small bubble is fine
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
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warm it first
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
fresh pin
is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first
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if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
thats a reaction
not a problem
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
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welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
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thats normal
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
coming back after 8 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
do you pinch or stretch
update from 10 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
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update from 21 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped, happy to be corrected
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push slow
for the archive cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
wk1 L abdo upper wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower wk8 R arm backpinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising